Four days to the New Moon. “You must focus, Krystal. Your energy is fluctuating wildly,” Emily said. She was standing next to a table that was about six feet from me, and a beach ball was sitting on top of it. We had been at it for almost two hours, and I only managed to … Continue reading Episode 19: Show Me What I Need to Know →

Liam set down his notebook and pen and yawned. He slowly unfolded his legs and stretched his arms wide. He had been in this room below the library for the past six hours, looking for answers. He had started with the large leather tome on the center podium, but that was pointless. Blame it on … Continue reading Episode 18: It is Time →

Year: UnknownA young woman in her funerary best sits alone on a bench in a park at night. Her face is red and stained with tears. There’s a small bruise on her right cheekbone, and she winces when she reaches to touch it. With shaky hands, she rummages through her purse and pulls out a … Continue reading Episode 17: A Distraction →

“When Katherine was the Conduit, we didn’t know who—what Lillian was. She hid her true nature well, and very few sisters were even aware of the full story involving her. It wasn’t common knowledge, for fear of us losing our numbers.” “And you needed the numbers to keep Amali well-protected whenever she was on Earth,” … Continue reading Episode 16: A Bittersweet Fate →

Darkness. Weightlessness. Drifting. Peace. Was this death? Or was I in a dreamless sleep?  Hello? Hello?! The tones and lilts of someone else’s voice started to echo around me. “…you don’t want to do this.” “Of course I do. I told you long ago what I wanted. For you. For us. For our kind.” Lillian? … Continue reading Episode 15: An Unexpected Turn of Events →

The town was so small, that leaving it took no more than ten minutes by foot. Save for one main dirt road that led to what I assumed was a nearby highway, the town was almost entirely surrounded by forest.  Since we had about an hour or so before sunset, we decided to grab a … Continue reading Episode 14: For Our Kind →

7 Days to the New Moon It took a bit of time that morning to convince Liam to get on board with the plan.  “A Ritual. At sunset. In the woods. With a woman we’ve never met before. Seems legit,” he had said to me after I explained my conversation to him.  “Look, I know … Continue reading Episode 13: We Need to Keep This Discreet →

I sat on my bed, eating my dinner in silence. Liam was sitting on his cot, eyes closed, listening to music. Lillian had given me instructions to meet her for a ritual the following evening at midnight. We’d need to grab a few materials to help with preparations. I hadn’t told any of this to … Continue reading Episode 12: Damn This Destiny →

I looked up at Liam.“Farrah? Our Farrah? ‘Doesn’t-look-a-day-over-60’ Farrah?” He nodded.“Crazy, right? Even if she was just a teenager when she wrote that, it would still make her over a hundred years old.” I looked back down at the journal in disbelief, when another realization hit me.“Wait, you took these from Farrah’s office?” He turned … Continue reading Episode 11: What do You Need Me to Do? →

The sisters worked with me on quieting the myriad voices that played in my head. I had moments when I could push them back enough to ignore, but I could still be caught off-guard by their presence. Though the ability was nothing more than a simple mediation, I was relieved to feel like my brain … Continue reading Episode 10: A Weird Day for All of Us →